Merchandise-wrapper.



R; C. GONSTANTINE.

. MERCHANDISE WRAPPER,

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. 1911 '#1,068,859e Patented July 29, 1913RUTHFORD C. CONSTANTINE, OF

CINCINNATI, 0IIIO,*'ASSIGNOR TO THE SEINSHEIMER 'PAPER C,OMPANY,'INC.,OF CINCINNATI, OHIO` ivinlzormrmrsn-vvnerrriz..l f

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Jury 2a, 1913.

'lpplcation filed July 21, 191,1. Serial No. 639,847.

To all whom it may concern.'

- Be it known that I, RU'rHroRD C. Cof

srAN'rINn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cincinnati, in the`county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Merchandise-lvrappers, ofwhich the following l isa specification.A

My invention relates to merchandise wrappers, and has' for its objectthe provision of a new and improved wrapper intended par- -ticulai'ly towrap laundered articles, such as shirtsand the like. t

yIt. embraces a stiff back sheet for lending support to the launderedarticle and a thin transparent front sheet through which the pattern onthe laundered article can be seen, and securing means so' arranged thatthe article may be firmly inclosed irrespective of its bull TheAinvention will be readily understood from the following description andclaim, and from the drawing, in which latter:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of .my improved devicegir partly openrelation. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same on aline correspondingto the line 242 of Fig. 3, 4showing the same in flat relation, with theflap turned under. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same, showing ashirt` wrapped thereby, and showin-g the closure thereof in one of itsclosing positions in full lines and in another of its closing positionsin dotted lines, and, Fig. e is a cross-section of my improved devicetaken on the line 9 2 of Fig. 3, showing the same i'n closed posit-ionfor a comparatively bulky article in full lines and in closed positionfor a less bulky article in dotted lines. l

11 represents aback sheet of such rigidity or stiffness as to formasupport for the article being wrapped. I shall hereinafter refer to thissheet astl e stiff back sheet.- It may be of straw-boar or othermaterial suitable for the purpose. It aids in lending rigidity to thepackage. It is preferably ofgreater length than width and. is desirablyof a shape to correspond to `the shape ofthe folded laundered article.

loereceivedl across the face of the article being wrapped and forms aing sheet .for the article., This thin transparent sheet is of agreaterfwidth than the 5! back sheet, one edge 13, of the-thin-.trans-12 is a thin transparent sheet arranged to` covering protect` parentsheet'being secured lengthwise of one of the lengthwise edges la oi' theback sheer,

the edge 13 being' pasted as shown at 1.3 to the rear-'face of the edgela, the thin transparentsheet passing thence toward the front face ofthe back sheet and across thesame, and thence again to the rear of theback sheet for forming a flap 15, preferably with a score 17, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2, coincident with the other edge 18. of the back sheetwhen the wrapper has no article there.- in so that the saine maybeconveniently stacked, handled and shipped.

rl-he outer corners of the Hap recede as shown at 19 'and a plurality ofsecuring strips shown at 20, are secured lo the free` end of the thintransparent sheet adjacent to the inner ends of the receding portions ofsaid corners. @ne 'of the sides of each of these strips is provided witha. coating 2l of paste by which `one of the ends of each of the stripsis pasted to thelateral end of the thin transparent she-et, the otherend of each of said strips projecting laterally from' the thintransparent sheet, the inner faces of these laterally projectingportions of these strips being provided with said coating of paste indry state.v

The thin transparent sheet is passed across the article being wrappedvand the flap passed to the rear face of the back sheet, where it ispulled at the strips for drawing the thintransparent sheet firmly'across the article being wrapped', the paste-.coated projecting endsofthe strips being wet and pressed against the lrear face ofthebacksheet at any lateralv portion of the latter necessary to make afirmly wrapped package. If a bulky article is being'wrapped,

'the flap .and strip will not extend as far across the rear face of thebackl sheet as when a less bulky Varticle is beingwrapped, as shown inFigs. 3 and 4f. 1

The strains upon the outer or. normally A free end of the thintransparent sheet are` in diagonal linesl between the respectivespaced-apart attaching strips and the. re-

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spective upper and lower edges of the 'thin transparent sheet outsideof, lbut adjacent to the score 17, the exact point lof intersection i ofsaid lines of stress with said upper and lower edges depending upon thebulk ,'of the article being wrapped. In order to avoid the presence ofloose portions. of `said, .'ap; at4 saidzdorgersglf.remove s'a1dlooseportions and form receding corners.; 19 befwtween said vupper/ and loweredges of said= thin transparent sheet and the spaced-apart;

flap portions thereon.A

In this m -er 5 provide a firm package, the edgesfin'hich are maintainedtautthroughout andA avoid the danger of having said edges/torn or ydamaged by the rubbing of one wrapped package upon another.

Having thus fully described my invention,

l lstitf back sheet having parallel lateral edges and a relatively thinfront sheet of the same length as the back but of a widthf' greater thanthe said back sheet, the said front sheet having parallel lateral edgesand 29 having one of its lateral edge portions per- ;manently securedtothe rear face of the back.'

sheet at one lateral edge thereof, the front sheet at its side oppositeits said attached side having its corners eut diagonally, and

tabs permanently attached to the outer face of the front sheet at t-helast mentioned side thereof and projecting beyond the correspondinglateral edge, the tabs being located one near the top of the front sheetand the.

other near the bottom thereof and spaced apart nearly the entire lengtho f the sheet' and substantially at the points of intersection lastmentioned lateral edge thereof, vthe front sheet being adapted tofbestretched over a laundered article disposed. against the front ,face ofthe back sheet and over the `lateral edge of the back sheet oppositethat of the diagonal corners ofthe sheet'with the edge at which the.front sheet is permanently secured, he surplus width of the front 'sheetbeing arranged to.lie against the rear facel of the back4 sheet, and thetabs being provided each with adhesive whereby the-tabs,"

may be secured to the rear face ofthe back? points conslderably' sheetat indeterminate spaced above and below the transverse median line ofthe said back sheet. y

In testimony whereof, I have' signed my L name hereto in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses. v

RU THFORD C. CONSTANTINE.

` Witnesses: f

COLEMAN AVERY, CHAs. E. WEBER.

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